FLAP DESIGN AND SUTURING TECHNIQUES
A Hands-on Program / June 22, 2024
This one-day hands on program will provide the clinician with the knowledge necessary to understand and perform surgical flaps. Incision designs and a variety of suturing techniques will be discussed and shown. Participants will be mentored by Dr Michael Sonick, as they perform these procedures on models.
FLAP DESIGN
The first step to successful surgery is choosing the proper surgical technique and flap design. This step is crucial for teeth removal, bone grafting, implant placement, periodontal surgery, ridge augmentation, and mucogingival surgery. Proper flap design provides clear exposure and access. Procedures are performed with good visibility allowing for proper technique and an excellent functional and aesthetic outcome.
SUTURING
Ideal surgical outcome requires good wound closure and stabilization of re-approximated flap margins. It is often challenging to achieve proper closure and wound stability with the multiplicity of surgical techniques. Tension free closure is ideal. This course will explore the variety of techniques to close wounds. The various types of sutures and suturing techniques will be shown.
During this hands-on workshop, an overview of different flap designs and suturing techniques will be presented. Participants will have the opportunity to perform these procedures on models. Accurate atraumatic apposition of surgical flaps leads to a reduction of wound size, decreases swelling, improves healing and contributes to patient comfort.
Course Objectives:
• Choosing the proper flap design and incision technique
- Split thickness
- Full thickness
- Sulcular
- Inverse Bevel
• Review of proper instrumentation
• Suture techniques
- Interrupted
- Continuous
- Horizontal mattress
- Vertical mattress
• Suture materials
- Non-resorbable versus resorbable
- Needle sizes
